Vehicle Bill of Sale in Wisconsin

A record of a private car, truck or motorcycle sale between a seller and a buyer. Many states transfer ownership through the signed title itself and use a bill of sale as proof of the price and date. Check your state's rules below: some require a specific DMV form or a notary.

What Wisconsin law says

Selling a vehicle: bill of sale and title	When selling a vehicle, the owner signs the assignment and warranty of title on the certificate of title at delivery and gets the title to the buyer, and must disclose in writing certain title history information. The buyer must promptly sign the application for a new title (on the title or as the DOT prescribes) and send it to the Department of Transportation; the transfer is not effective between the parties until these steps are done. The statute does not require a separate bill of sale or notarization. The statute says 'promptly' rather than giving a number of days. The seller generally keeps the license plates (§ 342.15(4)). Source: Wis. Stat. § 342.15(1)-(3)

Selling a vehicle: bill of sale and title

When selling a vehicle, the owner signs the assignment and warranty of title on the certificate of title at delivery and gets the title to the buyer, and must disclose in writing certain title history information. The buyer must promptly sign the application for a new title (on the title or as the DOT prescribes) and send it to the Department of Transportation; the transfer is not effective between the parties until these steps are done. The statute does not require a separate bill of sale or notarization.

The statute says 'promptly' rather than giving a number of days. The seller generally keeps the license plates (§ 342.15(4)).

Source: Wis. Stat. § 342.15(1)-(3)

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VEHICLE BILL OF SALE

Seller: [seller name], [seller address] Buyer: [buyer name], [buyer address]

Vehicle: [year] [make] [model] Body type: [body type] Color: [color]

VIN: [vehicle identification number] Title number: [title number] Odometer reading: [miles] miles

Sale price: $[amount], paid by [cash / check / other] on [date of sale].

The seller states that the seller owns this vehicle and has the right to sell it, and that it is free of liens except: [none, or list liens].

The vehicle is sold [as is, with no warranty / with the following warranty: describe].

Seller signature: ____________________ Date: [date] Buyer signature: ____________________ Date: [date]

[Notary acknowledgment, only if your state requires one]

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